Chocoholic-Approved: 20 Decadent Cake Recipes

Everybody craves a slice of chocolate cake from time to time. Whether it's light milk chocolate mousse and layers of sponge cake that you covet, or dark chocolate cake filled with fudge, we've all been there. But don't worry, these 20 decadent cake recipes are sure to satisfy.

Chocolate Layer Cake

Nothing says "celebration" like frosted chocolate layers. To contemporize this classic, we ramped up the richness: the batter's butter content is now higher, which makes the cake moister, and the frosting's flavor is more intensely chocolatey, thanks to a one-two combo of cocoa powder and semisweet chocolate.